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it was very quick, quickly that the boston police, boston e.m.s., and boston fire as well as volunteers from the boston athletic association, the b.a.a. that runs the race, moved right in and cleared the area and began to restore order right away. it was a very good team effort on behalf of those who were representing officials of the city, the official police, fire and ambulance. and also the b.a.a. volunteers, the race volunteers. they worked swiftly to move in to the area and to bring boston e.m.s. got their ambulance folks over and to try to take care of injuries. they moved very, very quickly. a bostonnian... proud as a bostonnian to watch our emergency services people work so well. >> ifill: when that first blast went off did you immediately think it was a bomb or did you think it was a manhole cover exploding? >> i thought it was a manhole cover. we've had a few of those usually in colder weather than this. the first time i thought it was a manhole cover, but the size of the fire ball and the cloud gave us pause. then another one happened maybe 15, 20 seconds later probably 100 y
it was very quick, quickly that the boston police, boston e.m.s., and boston fire as well as volunteers from the boston athletic association, the b.a.a. that runs the race, moved right in and cleared the area and began to restore order right away. it was a very good team effort on behalf of those who were representing officials of the city, the official police, fire and ambulance. and also the b.a.a. volunteers, the race volunteers. they worked swiftly to move in to the area and to bring boston...
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bbc news in boston. >> a nervous night for mitt romney and barack obama. among the states we're looking at, perhaps none are being watched more closely than ohio and florida. if laura trevelyan is in miami. clyde is in cleveland. let's start with you. have aligned and as long there as they have been everywhere else in the country -- have the lines been as long there as they have been everywhere else in the country? >> they have been pretty long. at about 7:00 this morning, the actual stores open at 6:30 a.m., and there were already 20 people there. and it was a slow trickle. election officials are estimating about 70%, not as high in the previous election. but lorimar, millions have already voted in early voting -- but remember, millions have already voted in early voting in this state. we did see joe biden breeze in to try to shore up the final push for votes. president obama has had a bit of a lead during the last few months and it has tightened in the last few months -- few weeks. unemployment is lower. there are fewer foreclosures. there is a sense of
bbc news in boston. >> a nervous night for mitt romney and barack obama. among the states we're looking at, perhaps none are being watched more closely than ohio and florida. if laura trevelyan is in miami. clyde is in cleveland. let's start with you. have aligned and as long there as they have been everywhere else in the country -- have the lines been as long there as they have been everywhere else in the country? >> they have been pretty long. at about 7:00 this morning, the...
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he went to boston university and he had the exposure to the freedoms of the north in the early 1950's and he met his wife in the north. so that even had -- there's a connection there between the great migration. could you say he was part of the grey great migration for a time. then he went back to fight form moment of truth in the south as well. tavis: to your point now, were there folk like king who escaped the south for whatever purpose, whatever reason, whatever period of time and then felt called back to the south? >> i must say most did not. most in that original migration left for good. some even changed their name when they left and they didn't look back. which is why the story often was not told to the succeeding generations and i think it needs to be told. the entire country needs to be aware of the sacrifices made by the people and the ultimate impact that this had on the country. tavis: since we're talking about king for the moment, in one of his famous speeches, king says, talking about the reason why he was fighting so hard for the right to vote for black people, king arg
he went to boston university and he had the exposure to the freedoms of the north in the early 1950's and he met his wife in the north. so that even had -- there's a connection there between the great migration. could you say he was part of the grey great migration for a time. then he went back to fight form moment of truth in the south as well. tavis: to your point now, were there folk like king who escaped the south for whatever purpose, whatever reason, whatever period of time and then felt...
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however, i do have a son in law from boston who watches on his computer screen every boston red sox game. it is a national team, of sorts. and we still think of them as an underdog and root for them so it affects all of us. >> but mark talks about the reality of this, which is very deep and profound. >> red sox fans are a little bit different than the national stands or tampa bay fans. 712 consecutive sellouts. since may 11, 2003, every single game at fenway park has been oversold and oversubscribed. no other team in history of baseball -- a >> and it is a real ball park, not a skybox ballpark. >> it will continue because we are all masochists. >> on that sad note, last word, see you next week. ahi ts crip f transcript of this broadcast, log onto www.insidewashington.tv.
however, i do have a son in law from boston who watches on his computer screen every boston red sox game. it is a national team, of sorts. and we still think of them as an underdog and root for them so it affects all of us. >> but mark talks about the reality of this, which is very deep and profound. >> red sox fans are a little bit different than the national stands or tampa bay fans. 712 consecutive sellouts. since may 11, 2003, every single game at fenway park has been oversold...
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, i believe-- i don't see a romney sign-- yes, here we go, boston. but he still faces a divided congress and, frankly, 48 or 49% of the american people who think he didn't deserve reelection. >> and some exhaustion. it's a pretty small staff surrounding him. they've been extremely busy over four years. they've run this hard-corp campaign, they're tired. so coming up with that agenda and thinking anew and what's crucial i think is bringing in fresh blood. >> ifill: we have enough time to go to jeff and listen to what we know about the house race. and we've heard of a couple of other same-sex marriage initiatives. >> brown: stu and christina can discuss this. >> just eye biewling and estimating where we are, it looks to me as though democrats will make gains in the house, 0 or 1 seat, and as many as eight or nine up to the upper end. if it's double digits i think they will be relieved. >> a couple things we're looking at. one race i would highlight in particular, in iowa where you had congressman steve king, running against vilsack. that was a race wit
, i believe-- i don't see a romney sign-- yes, here we go, boston. but he still faces a divided congress and, frankly, 48 or 49% of the american people who think he didn't deserve reelection. >> and some exhaustion. it's a pretty small staff surrounding him. they've been extremely busy over four years. they've run this hard-corp campaign, they're tired. so coming up with that agenda and thinking anew and what's crucial i think is bringing in fresh blood. >> ifill: we have enough...
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you've seen it in boston through the ten-point coalition over the years. this new program -- well, it's not so new now, but operation ceasefire that's come out of chicago. it's not a faith-based program but there are a number of people of faith who are involved in it. and they're all focusing on resolving conflict through means that are other than violent. >> but that's something, i would guess, that is uniquely done by blacks in black neighborhoods. you don't see a role there for whites, do you? >> oh, absolutely. >> do you really? >> oh, yeah. in fact, one of the top people who's doing violence reduction in boston was a native israeli who had fought in the israeli army. what gets valued is not color, it's the fact that you are real and that you're present. and i know that there are white people who have done successful work in anti-gang strategies, anti-violence initiatives. it can cross color lines. >> but do you want people in churches to go out into the violent neighborhoods and build relationships? >> they already have those relationships. we are, th
you've seen it in boston through the ten-point coalition over the years. this new program -- well, it's not so new now, but operation ceasefire that's come out of chicago. it's not a faith-based program but there are a number of people of faith who are involved in it. and they're all focusing on resolving conflict through means that are other than violent. >> but that's something, i would guess, that is uniquely done by blacks in black neighborhoods. you don't see a role there for whites,...
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marc goldsmith is president of marc goldsmith and associates, a boston company that specializes in energy issues. i understand that you now believe the diffusive energy sources and the big ones can come together. the little ones getting a little bit bigger and the big ones getting a bit smaller. is that your thesis? >> my thesis is that we are in texas where large generation is getting to -- we are a nexus where large generation is getting too expensive and alternative energy like wind and solar are getting cheaper, and at the same time getting more expensive. i think we will start to see a meeting in the middle where smaller will be more beautiful. rates are not going to go down. people will still be consuming electricity. i think we could potentially see smaller nodular nuclear pathways. the problem is that you have to have the same size security force for a large one that you have for a small one. that is part of the problem. >> the generation isn' a large amount of power. >> but it is still significantly smaller than others. >> in the 1940's and the 1950's it was an exciting time to b
marc goldsmith is president of marc goldsmith and associates, a boston company that specializes in energy issues. i understand that you now believe the diffusive energy sources and the big ones can come together. the little ones getting a little bit bigger and the big ones getting a bit smaller. is that your thesis? >> my thesis is that we are in texas where large generation is getting to -- we are a nexus where large generation is getting too expensive and alternative energy like wind...
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. >> outside boston, the daughters of st. paul are also making active use of new technologies. their order was founded almost a hundred years ago by an italian priest who believed the media would have a profound impact on culture. >> he said look at the churches. he said "where are the people? "the people are not in the pews. "where are they?" so it's our job to go out to wherever they are and make that place a church, a sanctuary, a place where they can meet god and god can meet them. >> whereas maybe people before might have thought they had to go to church to do religion, they are doing it in the comfort of their home, having religious theological discussions with their friends. maybe even a lot more fun because people like to get on their computer and go on facebook. >> many of the sisters have blogs, twitter accounts and facebook pages. and they have developed a series of mobile web apps, such as the rosary app, that people can use on their smartphones and ipads. >> sister sean mayer is an administrator of the facebook page for the award-winning daughters of st. paul choir
. >> outside boston, the daughters of st. paul are also making active use of new technologies. their order was founded almost a hundred years ago by an italian priest who believed the media would have a profound impact on culture. >> he said look at the churches. he said "where are the people? "the people are not in the pews. "where are they?" so it's our job to go out to wherever they are and make that place a church, a sanctuary, a place where they can meet god...
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north to boston are virtually shut-in. on the rails, amtrak service throughout the region has been canceled through tomorrow. as far is freight is concerned, the largest rail operator on thi east coast c.s.x. closed its tracks from virginia to new york state. customers have been told to expect delays of at least three days. ports from virginia to boston are closed down. that includes the nation's third busiest, the port of new york- new jersey. it's the busiest cargo port on the east coast. at least three oil refineries in not the northeast have shut down or reduced their gasoline production bracing for sandy. while east coast refineries in the forecast path of this storm represent really a small slice of the country's ca passit ot make gasoline, production in the northeast is estimated to be only a third of what's normal for the region. and that has been met with higher gasoline futures. in electronic trading today gasoline futures shot up 2%, still too early to know what impact it may have on pump prices. jerrod kit is w
north to boston are virtually shut-in. on the rails, amtrak service throughout the region has been canceled through tomorrow. as far is freight is concerned, the largest rail operator on thi east coast c.s.x. closed its tracks from virginia to new york state. customers have been told to expect delays of at least three days. ports from virginia to boston are closed down. that includes the nation's third busiest, the port of new york- new jersey. it's the busiest cargo port on the east coast. at...
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the "boston globe" said they had fireworks ready to go. why did they think they were going to win? they had a fundamentally different view of the elect tort. when the public polls came out they looked at these polls and said these polls have too many democrats. there's no way this president will be able to build up the enthusiasm that way. there are a lot of polls that were pretty close. and this person said that -- they said it was inconceivable. we thought there's no way he's going match his 2008 turnout with minorities and young voters an we really didn't think he would increase it. so what happened overall is, the president did worse with white voters but white voters were the same share of the elect tort. but he did far better with african-americans, latinos an young voters because the romney campaign had sort of was looking -- they changed their data. they done their internal polling based on a smaller number of democrats turning out. they thought things were going well. they had a lot of enthusiasm at their rallies. this is what led them to believe that they could take it. >
the "boston globe" said they had fireworks ready to go. why did they think they were going to win? they had a fundamentally different view of the elect tort. when the public polls came out they looked at these polls and said these polls have too many democrats. there's no way this president will be able to build up the enthusiasm that way. there are a lot of polls that were pretty close. and this person said that -- they said it was inconceivable. we thought there's no way he's going...
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boston college is now appealing that decision. >> it is a struggle between obligations. we have an obligation as a university to uphold the enterprise of oral history and academic research, which we value greatly. and yet we understand the government's obligation to comply with the treaty with great britain. and i also feel an obligation for the mcconville kids who are looking for answers to their 40- year-old question regarding their mothers horrific murder. so it's very difficult. >> reporter: despite the impact this case could have on northern ireland and on american law, it remains unclear whether the information on the tapes could actually be admitted as evidence in any prosecution. but helen mckendry and her husband wait and hope they will soon have the truth, if not the justice, for what happened to her mother. >> woodruff: oral arguments in the case begin next month in the circuit court of appeals in boston. last month, kira examined the religious divide, still present in ireland 14 years after the peace agreement. you can watch that on our website. her stories a
boston college is now appealing that decision. >> it is a struggle between obligations. we have an obligation as a university to uphold the enterprise of oral history and academic research, which we value greatly. and yet we understand the government's obligation to comply with the treaty with great britain. and i also feel an obligation for the mcconville kids who are looking for answers to their 40- year-old question regarding their mothers horrific murder. so it's very difficult....
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. >> born and raised in massachusetts, in the boston area. fletcher school of diplomacy. what made you seek out a career in the foreign service? >> i have been asked that so many times. did i grew up abroad? no. my father and stepfather were both professors. nothing to do with foreign service. i don't know. i was a young boy during the second world war. the second world war opened up american eyes to a world out there. then i went to college, a professor, international relations, etc., etc., went into the u.s. army. i thought, you know, serving in the american foreign service might be interesting and very worthwhile, so i took the foreign service examination, as one still has to do. i was fortunate enough to pass. i thought i would try it for a couple of years. one thing led to another. i really have found all of my assignments worth while. comfortable? no. challenging and worthwhile? i would do it all over again. >> you are a chair on the advisory council to host international visitors. what do they have in common? >> meridian international center is a not-for-profit pro
. >> born and raised in massachusetts, in the boston area. fletcher school of diplomacy. what made you seek out a career in the foreign service? >> i have been asked that so many times. did i grew up abroad? no. my father and stepfather were both professors. nothing to do with foreign service. i don't know. i was a young boy during the second world war. the second world war opened up american eyes to a world out there. then i went to college, a professor, international relations,...
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. >> jackie held her son's hand for ten minutes before he was transferred to boston children's hospital. the last time she would see him alive. >> patrick kennedy died at 4:04 a.m. >> mrs. kennedy been notified here? >> not yet. >> jackie once described the moment that jfk told her about her son's death in this autoowe recording. >> he came back from boston to me in the hospital and he walked in the morning about 8:00 in my room. and just sobbed and put his arms around me. >> there's jfk, caroline and jfk jr. on their way to the funeral. >> jackie couldn't attend, she was so sick. she was in the hospital back in cape cod. and at one point, toward the end of the funeral, jack would not let go of this tiny little coffin containing his son. he held it in his amples and repew -- arms and refused to move. >> deborah: today because of medical advances 95% of babies born prematurely with respiratory distress syndrome do survive. >>> and check out this guy, he freely admits that he has zero recognition and that he has absolutely no qualifications but that's not stopping him from running for may
. >> jackie held her son's hand for ten minutes before he was transferred to boston children's hospital. the last time she would see him alive. >> patrick kennedy died at 4:04 a.m. >> mrs. kennedy been notified here? >> not yet. >> jackie once described the moment that jfk told her about her son's death in this autoowe recording. >> he came back from boston to me in the hospital and he walked in the morning about 8:00 in my room. and just sobbed and put his...
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>> no, i've shot three movies in boston now. i love it there. i'm a big pats fan. >> jay: it's the funniest place in the world. [ cheers ] the funniest, quirkiest people are in boston. >> they are quirky. they are definitely -- they're definitely a -- a -- >> jay: yeah. you think you're a big sta! you come in here like you're a a big sta! yeah, i'm a big star. >> you look wicked hot. >> jay: yeah, wicked hot. so tell people what the movie is about. >> the movie is about -- okay. well, i mean, it's kind of -- it's a little, know -- it's a a long one. but basically, larry david and jon hamm owned a car company together. >> jay: right. >> and he had this -- jon hamm's idea was to have an electric car called the howard. >> jay: right. >> larry david thinks it's a a horrible idea. >> jay: gets fired. >> sells all his shares. he goes. and he is the laughing -- aren't you in this movie? >> jay: no, i'm not in this movie. >> hold on a second, i think you are in this movie. >> jay: no, i would know. >> isn't there a little clip of you in this movie? >> n
>> no, i've shot three movies in boston now. i love it there. i'm a big pats fan. >> jay: it's the funniest place in the world. [ cheers ] the funniest, quirkiest people are in boston. >> they are quirky. they are definitely -- they're definitely a -- a -- >> jay: yeah. you think you're a big sta! you come in here like you're a a big sta! yeah, i'm a big star. >> you look wicked hot. >> jay: yeah, wicked hot. so tell people what the movie is about. >>...
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boston finally figured this out eight days later, and they will put the two of them together. romney, who is basically robotic as a candidate, all of a sudden became animated and almost natural with this bromance. >> near human? >> mmm, quasi-, crypto-, neo-. [laughter] >> colby? >> romney went all in with this candidate, and it is good and the sense that the campaign will be run on vision. which team really has the right vision for the country. there is not going to be fuzziness between them. obama is clear about the role of it toment and the way to take, and romney is somewhere else. that is the good part of it. the other thing is that paul might bring some intellectual heft to the discussion. >> evan? >> it was a bold choice, and i was hopeful that would bring intellectual have to to the discussion. the discussion this past week has mostly been scuffling around, accusing each other of murder -- not directly, but it is not an uplifting campaign. >> by putting paul ryan and the ryan budget in the spotlight, going back to what you said, mark, romney does not look as good alone
boston finally figured this out eight days later, and they will put the two of them together. romney, who is basically robotic as a candidate, all of a sudden became animated and almost natural with this bromance. >> near human? >> mmm, quasi-, crypto-, neo-. [laughter] >> colby? >> romney went all in with this candidate, and it is good and the sense that the campaign will be run on vision. which team really has the right vision for the country. there is not going to be...
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right here on third and boston. we go down four blocks workers were locked in the back of cargo truck literally shackled. we saw bruises on their wrist where they had been restrained by their employers. >> reporter: despite the dangers and low pay, farm hands are eager to work. to see how eager, you have to get up very early. every morning in the pre-dawn hours this parking lot becomes a giant open air labor market. hundreds of farm workers come here looking to make contact with labor bosses. if they are lucky they will be picked for another hard day of work. >> reporter: the men and women select redirect examination the ones boa boarding buses. he worked in the tomato field for nearly 30 fields. >> americans really like their vegetables and frults. who is going to pick it. the people born in this country have better kinds work, and they're not going go to the fields. >> reporter: things are slowly starting to get better for florida's tomato field workers. -year after more than a decade of patient organizing work, t
right here on third and boston. we go down four blocks workers were locked in the back of cargo truck literally shackled. we saw bruises on their wrist where they had been restrained by their employers. >> reporter: despite the dangers and low pay, farm hands are eager to work. to see how eager, you have to get up very early. every morning in the pre-dawn hours this parking lot becomes a giant open air labor market. hundreds of farm workers come here looking to make contact with labor...
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cancelled the trains. >> brown: amtrak service was halted from new york to boston yesterday. and slowly began recovering today. even underground travel had its problems. passengers in new york city spent a cold night in an unheated subway train after it got stuck. >> no, no heat, no nothing. we not going nowhere. >> brown: out on the streets of new york, buses were still stranded on snow-ed-in roads this morning as winds of 50 miles an hour or better blew the snow into deep drifts. in all the city got nearly 20 inches 6 snow. by afternoon mayor michael bloomberg said the recovery was under way. >> it was a very heavy snowfall. and as you know it was accompanied by intense wind. but that said, things could have been far worse in a number of factors are working in our favor. >> brown: central and northern new jersey got 2 to 3 feet of snow in places. and the storm also dropped a foot deep blanket across philadelphia. workers labored today to clear the city's football stadium for the eagles and the minnesota vikings to play tomorrow night. the game was postponed from sunday nigh
cancelled the trains. >> brown: amtrak service was halted from new york to boston yesterday. and slowly began recovering today. even underground travel had its problems. passengers in new york city spent a cold night in an unheated subway train after it got stuck. >> no, no heat, no nothing. we not going nowhere. >> brown: out on the streets of new york, buses were still stranded on snow-ed-in roads this morning as winds of 50 miles an hour or better blew the snow into deep...
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the boston fans held signs showing their disdain for the player fighting suspension for a little using steroids. watch what happened in the second inning. ryan dempster whacked him on the elbow. the reaction was explosive. players spilled on the field and yankees manager joe girardi just lost it, screaming at the ump, he was ejected. when things settled down and play resumed, a-rod got his revenge. a home run. >> a deep fly, straightaway center field, and gone! >> he rounded the bases in triumph, saluting the crowd. >> it was the ultimate payback. >> after the game, dempster claimed he wasn't trying to hit a-rod. >> no, i was trying to pitch him inside. >> one reporter claims dempster claimed he had an issue with a- rod and would drill him first chance he got. clearly he's the player everyone loves to hate. >> the a-rod hate fest comes after a "60 minutes" report someone in the camp leaked the names of others players. >>> prince william is speaking out about the birth of his son, prince george saying the baby doesn't sleep well and needs his diaper changed a bit too much. what he isn't
the boston fans held signs showing their disdain for the player fighting suspension for a little using steroids. watch what happened in the second inning. ryan dempster whacked him on the elbow. the reaction was explosive. players spilled on the field and yankees manager joe girardi just lost it, screaming at the ump, he was ejected. when things settled down and play resumed, a-rod got his revenge. a home run. >> a deep fly, straightaway center field, and gone! >> he rounded the...
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he's a principal with venture capital firm highland capital partners, based in boston. alex joins us now from the nasdaq in new york. alex, welcome to "nightly business report." >> thanks so much, tom, glad to be here. >> tom: your firm does a look ott work with young and inexperienced entrepreneurs. does that youth and inexperience naturally lead to business failure initially. >> well, you can't expect to succeed at everything when you start a company and whether it's a very, very experienced entrepreneur starting a business or a first-time entrepreneur they both fail a lot initially and you have to expect that. we're in it for the long term alongside these folks. there to encourage them through their mistakes and help them learn from them. >> tom: off list of top mistakes. pushing your product, not telling your story. why is the story so important instead of the product? >> well, the story is is important because venture capitalists, unlike your customer, don't buy your product, they buy stock in your company. so they're interested in figuring out if this stock is goi
he's a principal with venture capital firm highland capital partners, based in boston. alex joins us now from the nasdaq in new york. alex, welcome to "nightly business report." >> thanks so much, tom, glad to be here. >> tom: your firm does a look ott work with young and inexperienced entrepreneurs. does that youth and inexperience naturally lead to business failure initially. >> well, you can't expect to succeed at everything when you start a company and whether...
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meanwhile, the vatican said it would not reopen ten boston parishes closed in the aftermath of the sex abuse scandal. there have been round-the-clock vigils by former parishioners since the archdiocese shuttered the churches in 2004 due to decreased attendance, a shortage of priests, and financial problems. >>> the new immigration law in arizona has provoked strong but not unanimous opposition from the state's religious leaders. around the country, 350 clergy from 36 states and 20 faith traditions this week urged arizona to repeal the statute. as amended, the law says if arizona law enforcement officials are investigating some other offense and develop a reasonable suspicion that their suspect is undocumented, they must check his or her papers. we have a report from lucky severson. >> the reaction for and against the law has reverberated from main street through the halls of government to the sanctuaries of churches. this is bishop kirk stevan smith of the arizona episcopal diocese. >> along with many other religious leaders, i think it's a terrible law. legal things are important, pol
meanwhile, the vatican said it would not reopen ten boston parishes closed in the aftermath of the sex abuse scandal. there have been round-the-clock vigils by former parishioners since the archdiocese shuttered the churches in 2004 due to decreased attendance, a shortage of priests, and financial problems. >>> the new immigration law in arizona has provoked strong but not unanimous opposition from the state's religious leaders. around the country, 350 clergy from 36 states and 20...
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. >> as a part of romney's narrative against him -- it is a parcher from the boston area against and that he is if tha -- a part of romney's narrative against and that he is a . -- is a flip-flopper. >> my net worth is within that number -- between $150 million and 200-some million dollars. >> i don't blame mitt romney for paying the taxes he paid i blame the u.s. congress. >> warren buffett's secretary pays a higher tax rate and then her boss -- than her boss. how will that play in peoria, colby? >> not well for mitt romney. he will be dogged by this is the campaign. -- through the campaign. he is a poster boy for what people say is wrong with the system, income inequality, the structure not as progressive as it should be. republicans will come up with a nominee that they will have a lot of hard work to do -- >> everybody aspires to be where mitt romney is. >> yes, and in other cycles, this may not be as much of and liability, if it becomes one. in this environment, where you have in public opinion polls a sense from the public that they don't think their kids are going to make it,
. >> as a part of romney's narrative against him -- it is a parcher from the boston area against and that he is if tha -- a part of romney's narrative against and that he is a . -- is a flip-flopper. >> my net worth is within that number -- between $150 million and 200-some million dollars. >> i don't blame mitt romney for paying the taxes he paid i blame the u.s. congress. >> warren buffett's secretary pays a higher tax rate and then her boss -- than her boss. how will...
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the this is something that in the next seven days or so could be at a grocery store in boston. >> that's correct. >> reporter: let's take a look at some of the damaged field. sam, you've got $2,000 per acre here, of pickling cucumbers a couple weeks ago. the freeze comes, here's what the fields look like now, plowed under, not because of the harvest but because of the crop. costing you two grand in lost costs. what's the additional cost to get another crop in the ground here? >> well, it's going to be the same. we have additional costs of preparation to the land, so it will be a little bit more. but we will come back for the springtime and try it again. >> reporter: you've been out here in south florida growing vegetables for a long, long time. weather is way the risk when it comes to growers and the agriculture community. have you experienced anything like this before, the freeze in january and the two freezes? >> never. i've been in these fields since i was a kid and i have never seen a winter like this before. >> reporter: what does it do to the business? >> well, it's stress tell. it
the this is something that in the next seven days or so could be at a grocery store in boston. >> that's correct. >> reporter: let's take a look at some of the damaged field. sam, you've got $2,000 per acre here, of pickling cucumbers a couple weeks ago. the freeze comes, here's what the fields look like now, plowed under, not because of the harvest but because of the crop. costing you two grand in lost costs. what's the additional cost to get another crop in the ground here?...
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they're probably not popping champagne at boston beer company tonight, but rather sam adams beer. the occasion? better business, and an all- time-high stock price. the stock saw a 12% jump, and a big volume spike on this move. it increased its earnings outlook as shipments have increased and the timing of certain general expenses. speaking of booze, the best stock today in the best sector-- consumer staples-- was liquor distributor constellation brands, the company behind corona beer and mondavi wine. constellation brands shares were up 2%, rising to a new 52-week high. a constellation of a different sort, constellation energy, was the biggest loser among the weakest stock sector-- utilities. shares of c-e-g lost 2% to close at a new 52-week low. and while we're talking about electric utilities, dynegy has agreed to a deal to be purchased by one of its largest shareholders. back in august, dynegy had a different deal with a different buyer and at a different price. the new offer comes in at $5.50 per share from icahn enterprises and investor carl icahn. tonight's close is above th
they're probably not popping champagne at boston beer company tonight, but rather sam adams beer. the occasion? better business, and an all- time-high stock price. the stock saw a 12% jump, and a big volume spike on this move. it increased its earnings outlook as shipments have increased and the timing of certain general expenses. speaking of booze, the best stock today in the best sector-- consumer staples-- was liquor distributor constellation brands, the company behind corona beer and...
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and, in boston, bank of america c.e.o. brian moynihan said he's "not so concerned" the investigations would hurt the u.s. housing market. >> suzanne: tom, it was late last month when banks began to take a closer look at foreclosure documents. but that didn't stop them from seizing more than 100,000 homes in september. 102,000 properties were taken back by banks. it's the first time repos have topped 100,000 in a single month. >> tom: we have two stories tonight looking at the foreclosure process and so- called "robo-signing" of foreclosure documents. we begin with stephanie dhue and the mortgage industry's controversial use of a record- keeping firm. >> reporter: this is the headquarters of the mortgage electronic registry systems, mers, which tracks half of all home loans. mers was set up in the '90s to keep tabs on a home loan each time it changed hands. the company is owned by some of the biggest names in the industry, including fannie mae, freddie mac, bank of america, g.m.a.c., washington mutual, and wells fargo. mers
and, in boston, bank of america c.e.o. brian moynihan said he's "not so concerned" the investigations would hurt the u.s. housing market. >> suzanne: tom, it was late last month when banks began to take a closer look at foreclosure documents. but that didn't stop them from seizing more than 100,000 homes in september. 102,000 properties were taken back by banks. it's the first time repos have topped 100,000 in a single month. >> tom: we have two stories tonight looking at...
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>> yes, he got the boston endorsement. he has the appeal, endorsement but at this point in the game, it's just not enough. gwen: it's unclear "the boston globe" endorsement gets republicans elected. >> but perhaps independents. gwen: perhaps independents, which is what he's clearly going for here. newt gingrich, another puzzle. flying high in national polls, even iowa. collapsed pretty spectacularly last week and seems to be continuing his collapse. >> he got hammered in iowa with millions of dollars in negative ads and didn't respond. took it as a badge of honor he wasn't going to respond and realized not responding was a mistake. i think he ended the campaign in iowa as a very angry person as we saw on caucus night when he gave that speech and did not say anything gracious about governor romney and has come here, in a sense he's got one card here and that is the support of the union leader, which is strong, conservative newspaper here in manchester. and once they endorse a candidate, they stay with that candidate. they'v
>> yes, he got the boston endorsement. he has the appeal, endorsement but at this point in the game, it's just not enough. gwen: it's unclear "the boston globe" endorsement gets republicans elected. >> but perhaps independents. gwen: perhaps independents, which is what he's clearly going for here. newt gingrich, another puzzle. flying high in national polls, even iowa. collapsed pretty spectacularly last week and seems to be continuing his collapse. >> he got...
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only 5000 tea party folks turned out for sarah palin in boston, and she hates taxes. illinois gov. pat quinn is asking for an increase in the income tax and these folks want them because they want to avoid budget cuts. can you imagine that, in the united states of america, people asking for our race and taxes? charles, what is happening to this country? >> i have no idea, but i think the fbi ought to be looking into this. [laughter] any other questions? >> let's move on. >> if i could be serious for a second, the fact that you had a tax revolt around the country and he might have had one demonstration in illinois indicates that the vast majority of americans, who are reacting spontaneously, are reacting against expansion of government. >> no question about it. mark. >> of voters in oregon, i would remind charles, voted to increase taxes. >> you want to run on higher taxes? >> i would be happy to run on higher taxes. >> you would advise the president -- >> you are going to have higher taxes. the question is who do you want making those decisions, and making those cuts? if i were a c
only 5000 tea party folks turned out for sarah palin in boston, and she hates taxes. illinois gov. pat quinn is asking for an increase in the income tax and these folks want them because they want to avoid budget cuts. can you imagine that, in the united states of america, people asking for our race and taxes? charles, what is happening to this country? >> i have no idea, but i think the fbi ought to be looking into this. [laughter] any other questions? >> let's move on. >> if...
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after super tuesday they brought us to boston and it was a math class. now you're hearing the change in message. it's not we're going to get the delegates, it's about it's time to unite. they're starting to shift with the endorsement of jeb bush and let's not weak n ourselves and bead barack obama. gwen: what dans says it's true the jeb bushes of the world who represent the establishment are not what they need. they need the jim demints of the world and the tea party themed organization who are giving him a lukewarm, well it could be worst. >> they're a short of an endorsement. for you question -- i think gingrich in his heart has concluded that the party will not in the end go with romney. and he's just going to kind of hang around for a while. >> do you really think he believes that? >> i think he believes that. i don't know if he believes that at the moment. i think for santorum. santorum looks a romney and looks at the republican party of today and says this is the disconnect. there is no reason why mitt romney should be the nominee of the party. the
after super tuesday they brought us to boston and it was a math class. now you're hearing the change in message. it's not we're going to get the delegates, it's about it's time to unite. they're starting to shift with the endorsement of jeb bush and let's not weak n ourselves and bead barack obama. gwen: what dans says it's true the jeb bushes of the world who represent the establishment are not what they need. they need the jim demints of the world and the tea party themed organization who are...
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with what to do about that, and where did they are going is everybody is going to end up in an hmo in boston. it is going to be that kind of managed care. eventually, i guess we will get there, but if want to see what happens, watch massachusetts. >> made romney would rather you didn't. >> it is not a pretty picture. >> a year ago it was hard to say where it would end up. but you already have people covered -- for example, students covered by their parents' health insurance for the first time up until, i guess, at age 26. people with pre-existing conditions were no longer able to be kicked out -- >> and massachusetts did not have the same kind of attempts, anyway, at cost savings. we will see how it works, but you don't have those same kind of structural things in a single state. >> if nina is right about when this goes to the supreme court, it will be in the middle of a presidential campaign. >> you got it. >> turning sunny down because of pre-existing conditions -- you want to campaign on that? >> there are pluses and minuses. the american people are adults and they understand that there w
with what to do about that, and where did they are going is everybody is going to end up in an hmo in boston. it is going to be that kind of managed care. eventually, i guess we will get there, but if want to see what happens, watch massachusetts. >> made romney would rather you didn't. >> it is not a pretty picture. >> a year ago it was hard to say where it would end up. but you already have people covered -- for example, students covered by their parents' health insurance...
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now we're going to go to boston where margaret warner is outside romney headquarters in boston. margaret. >> warner: hi. it's cold here. >> ifill: it's cold here. so far, we've made several calls, all of them in state so far that were not the contested state. but is it boosting people at all? do they feel like this is going as well as they had hoped or are they a little bit nervous about what to expect later? >> warner: well, as i mentioned earlier gwen, they have been nervous all day, even though they-- by the end of the day, they were thinking their own turnout was great. here's what i'm being told. as i mentioned earlier, they had hoped that virginia would be pretty clearly a romney win pretty early on. that-- it's not yet. that said, it's only one hour since the polls closed. and they know that the networks are being very careful, and the associated press, to call any state. so they're not yet disheartened by that. but this is a very big-- this hour now is very big to them. new hampshire was key. they had high hopes of getting those four electoral vote, that there had been a
now we're going to go to boston where margaret warner is outside romney headquarters in boston. margaret. >> warner: hi. it's cold here. >> ifill: it's cold here. so far, we've made several calls, all of them in state so far that were not the contested state. but is it boosting people at all? do they feel like this is going as well as they had hoped or are they a little bit nervous about what to expect later? >> warner: well, as i mentioned earlier gwen, they have been nervous...
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and two regions, boston and cleveland, pointed to positive developments. getting fired from h.p. may pay big for mark hurd. he's getting a pretty big pay day from his new employer, oracle. hurd's base salary will be $950,000 a year, according to a securities and exchange commission filing. he's also eligible for up to a $10 million bonus, plus stock options. that's on top of the severance package hurd got for leaving h.p., valued between $35 and $50 million. >> tom: still ahead, tech takeovers. our "street critique" guest mark watson expects buyouts to continue in the technology sector. coming up, he'll tell us what stocks he's buying. >> susie: b.p. today released its own findings about what went wrong on the deepwater horizon rig. the oil giant takes some responsibility for the deadly disaster, but says it was a chain of events involving multiple companies that led to the accident. b.p. began its investigation immediately after the explosion and released the results today in a 200-page report. stephanie dhue has more. >> reporter: today's report says the problem started with a
and two regions, boston and cleveland, pointed to positive developments. getting fired from h.p. may pay big for mark hurd. he's getting a pretty big pay day from his new employer, oracle. hurd's base salary will be $950,000 a year, according to a securities and exchange commission filing. he's also eligible for up to a $10 million bonus, plus stock options. that's on top of the severance package hurd got for leaving h.p., valued between $35 and $50 million. >> tom: still ahead, tech...
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tomorrow, earnings include allstate, boston scientific and sprint nextel. and watch for lighter volume with the blizzard forecast for the east coast. that's tonight's "market focus." >> tom: from light bulbs to razors to x-ray machines, royal philips electronics counts on consumers and healthcare across the globe to drive profits. you may even be watching us on a phillips tv. but even with its global presence, the company has cut 9,000 jobs over the past year and a half. gerard kleisterlee is the c.e.o. at royal philips electronics. we spoke with him recently about where its growing its health care business, but began by talking about the company's hiring plans. >> the more stability we'll see, the less of additional restructuring we'll need to do. in a number of areas of course in particular the emerging markets, we are adding people because we go for where the growth is. >> tom: so adding areas where the growth is including emerging markets, health care obviously another big focus for royal philips moving ahead. but in north america clearly some head wind
tomorrow, earnings include allstate, boston scientific and sprint nextel. and watch for lighter volume with the blizzard forecast for the east coast. that's tonight's "market focus." >> tom: from light bulbs to razors to x-ray machines, royal philips electronics counts on consumers and healthcare across the globe to drive profits. you may even be watching us on a phillips tv. but even with its global presence, the company has cut 9,000 jobs over the past year and a half. gerard...
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we hear from margaret warner with the romney campaign in boston and raw suarez at obama headquarters in chicago. >> it's the final frenetic day of the final campaign of his political career. the president ran from state to state starting in madson, wisconsin. the star power was kicked up a notch with an introduction from rock legend bruce springsteen. >> i get to fly around with him on the last day that i will ever campaign. that's not a bad way to end things. >> suarez: mr. obama called on his supporters not to be frustrated by the pace of change. instead, he encouraged them to send a message to those who blockedded his policies every step of the way. >> what they're counting on now is that you're going to be so worn down, so fed up, so tired of all the squabbling, so tired of all the dysfunction that you're just going to give up and walk away and leave them... leave them right where they are. pulling the strings, pulling the levers. and you locked out of the decisions that impact your lives. in other words, their bet is on cynicism. wisconsin, my bet is on you. >> suarez: the presi
we hear from margaret warner with the romney campaign in boston and raw suarez at obama headquarters in chicago. >> it's the final frenetic day of the final campaign of his political career. the president ran from state to state starting in madson, wisconsin. the star power was kicked up a notch with an introduction from rock legend bruce springsteen. >> i get to fly around with him on the last day that i will ever campaign. that's not a bad way to end things. >> suarez: mr....
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two billion people from around the globe are estimated to have watched the wedding from bangkok to boston, people joined in the celebrations and watched all the ceremony unfold. we take a look at the international attention. a marriage made in london, but it went around the world. >> the wedding was headline news across the globe. >> this is a special edition of "good morning america." >> above all, in america. >> history in the making. >> where they tackly appreciate the majesty of the british monarchy. in times square, copy cat couples even tied the knot at the same time. >> this is the wedding of the century and be able to share -- i wouldn't say share, but to be able to partake on the same day is awesome. it's amazing. >> in sydney, the time difference was certainly no barrier to having a good party. >> we are a part of the commonwealth, whether we like it or not, and i think we out to embrace it and enjoy being part of a royal family. >> and there was similar scenes of celebration on almost every continent. british influence in the world may not be the same as it was when the queen h
two billion people from around the globe are estimated to have watched the wedding from bangkok to boston, people joined in the celebrations and watched all the ceremony unfold. we take a look at the international attention. a marriage made in london, but it went around the world. >> the wedding was headline news across the globe. >> this is a special edition of "good morning america." >> above all, in america. >> history in the making. >> where they...
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until he can answer that in a succinct way -- >> "the boston globe" found some virtue -- >> that is not a recommendation for republicans in new hampshire. >> he is a very virtuous guy, but he thought his own past. because he looks like a rich kid, he needed right at the beginning to say i am different, and he did not do that. >> we did not say anything about mitt romney's religion. was that a factor? >> absolutely. polls show this -- a lot of evangelical christians think that the church of latter-day saints is a cult. that hurt him, no question. >> this past week was the first time i had seen some of that come into my e-mail box. it may be there, but it wasn't overt. >> it won't be a factor in new hampshire. >> but it could be a factor in south carolina. >> absolutely. >> i am excited about getting out with the real republicans and laying out -- not that there are real republicans in iowa, but the fact is that it was a pretty loosey-goosey process, and you had a lot of people there that admitted they were democrats in the caucuses last night. >> rick perry says he is going to stay in th
until he can answer that in a succinct way -- >> "the boston globe" found some virtue -- >> that is not a recommendation for republicans in new hampshire. >> he is a very virtuous guy, but he thought his own past. because he looks like a rich kid, he needed right at the beginning to say i am different, and he did not do that. >> we did not say anything about mitt romney's religion. was that a factor? >> absolutely. polls show this -- a lot of evangelical...
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and for now from boston, i'm jim lehrer thank you and good night. from coral gables, florida, i'm jim leery, thank you and good night. from oxford, mississippi, thank you, senators, both, i'm jim lehrer, thank you and good night. ( applause ) >> good job. >> good job, john. >> woodruff: that interview with jim and kate leerir was record last fall. >> ifill: again, the major developments of the day: president obama and mitt romney prepped for their face-to-faceÑi meeting tonight in denver, where they will square off in the first debate. and the syrian civil war threatened to boil over, after mortar fire from syria killed five people in a village in turkey. the turks fired back at targets in syria. and in a new project launching today, the "newshour" is allowing you to make your own political ads. kwame holman explains. >> holman: gwen, the adlibs mozilla game let's the viewer be the candidate. you can mash up your facebook photos to make personalized political ads. find that on our home page. today in making sense, with millions of americans still o
and for now from boston, i'm jim lehrer thank you and good night. from coral gables, florida, i'm jim leery, thank you and good night. from oxford, mississippi, thank you, senators, both, i'm jim lehrer, thank you and good night. ( applause ) >> good job. >> good job, john. >> woodruff: that interview with jim and kate leerir was record last fall. >> ifill: again, the major developments of the day: president obama and mitt romney prepped for their face-to-faceÑi meeting...
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the liberal values in boston. i mean, these are silly things to say. but one thing you can say about santorum is that he is an extremist but someone who is a mainstream extremist, he is someone who comes out of the congress and has a base of knowledge, he also really lks his walk. she an honorable man who sometimes saysishonorable things, but the biggest point to be madabout this, about this caucus is that four years ago the republicans were completely demoralized by george w. bush. and about 120,000 peopl turned out. now, four years later, they are all excited and ramped up to run against barack obama, who is the anti-christ, and 120,000 people show up. they don't like this field. and of that 120,000, i would venture to say it was probably fewer republicans than last time, because ron paul brought in a lot of independents. >> rose: mark, is it going to be either santorum or mitt romney now? >> one of those two is going to be the nominee of the republican party? >> no. i think -- i don't count on newt gingrich of
the liberal values in boston. i mean, these are silly things to say. but one thing you can say about santorum is that he is an extremist but someone who is a mainstream extremist, he is someone who comes out of the congress and has a base of knowledge, he also really lks his walk. she an honorable man who sometimes saysishonorable things, but the biggest point to be madabout this, about this caucus is that four years ago the republicans were completely demoralized by george w. bush. and about...
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i was a kid reporter in boston in 1967 and nuck over to cover mitt romney's father. to the the contract between the two is interesting. he really had a rather natural touch and was far more outgoing an an and easy. he didn't say he was brainwashed but there's a difference between father and son in that regard. to pick up on michael on the tax issues a couple points. he still gets some bane income. we're not sure exactly how its but two words are dividend and interest and the private equity guys and others have an incredible sweetheart deal. if that comes on his tax returns i think it will be a real embarrassment and i'm sure michael's research showed in 1994 it s mitt romney demanding edward m. kennedy release his tax returns. >> right. and there was that demand at that time so that has come back as in issue, yes. >> the handling of the tax issue, charlie has been clumsy on romney's part in a cardinal rule of damage control if you don't have anything to hide you don't behave li you do. and think wha he's trying to hide, if you will, is embarrassing stuff because it w
i was a kid reporter in boston in 1967 and nuck over to cover mitt romney's father. to the the contract between the two is interesting. he really had a rather natural touch and was far more outgoing an an and easy. he didn't say he was brainwashed but there's a difference between father and son in that regard. to pick up on michael on the tax issues a couple points. he still gets some bane income. we're not sure exactly how its but two words are dividend and interest and the private equity guys...